Observation Date
3/14/2025
Observer Name
T Diegel, P Diegel, Patterson, Higgins
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » Meadows
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork - Meadows
Comments
Like the rest of the Wasatch, about 20" of new. Unlike some other parts of the Wasatch, not much wind-effect, so we didn't have much of a slab buildup. And because it seemed that the warm temps of the week and early part of the storm seemed to crust even the northerly aspects (up to 9700') there was a pretty good crust on all aspects, and the new snow seemed to bond decently well to said crust in the quick hand pit I dug to confim what we saw in the skin track. We didn't try to stomp on anything to get any movement, but it seemed pretty unlikely. But it was light enough that it was easy to imagine wind slab development in more-exposed areas, and perhaps higher than 10k due north would not have the crust to bond to and have facets to not-bond to instead.
It seems hard for me to believe that the PWL's are still in play now, but perhaps I'm trying to will them away......
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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